Contact information
Research groups
Colleges
Collaborators
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Neil Herring
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist
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Nick Talbot
Associate Professor and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
David Holdsworth
MStJ MA DPhil DAvMed FRCP
Associate Professor and Consultant Cardiologist
Academic cardiologist focussed on exercise and environmental physiology
Dr David Holdsworth is a military consultant cardiologist, with a background in exercise physiology and metabolism (DPhil in DPAG in Exercise Metabolism in the Clarke Group). He is a senior lecturer in the Academic Department of Military Medicine. He specialises in cardiopulmonary exercise testing, aviation cardiology and cardiac imaging and is the clinical lead for diagnostic exercise testing in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His research interests include human performance, altitude, hypoxia, acceleration and other environmental extremes and the use of exertional cardiopulmonary assessment to define the cause of functional limitation in patients with breathlessness and other exertinal limitations. Lt Col Holdsworth led the UK military clinical response to Long COVID (the Defence COVID recovery service, DCRS) and was the Oxford University PI for the associated Military COVID (MCOVID) study. Email: david.holdsworth@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Recent publications
Physiological Basis of Sex Differences in Human Performance and Exercise-Associated Pathology.
Journal article
Holdsworth DA. et al, (2026), Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
Optimising investigative pathways in military medicine: operational impact of a military cardiopulmonary exercise testing clinic.
Journal article
Holland JL. et al, (2026), BMJ Mil Health, 172, 140 - 147
Coronary Artery Disease Detection and Disposition in Aircrew.
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Gray G. et al, (2026), Aerosp Med Hum Perform, 97, 210 - 217
Preparticipation cardiovascular screening practices in military personnel: results of a European Association of Preventive Cardiology survey.
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Abela M. et al, (2026), Eur J Prev Cardiol
Alveolar deadspace and intrapulmonary shunt in healthy individuals and in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 infection.
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Sandhu D. et al, (2026), Exp Physiol, 111, 556 - 567
Metabolic cost of external work: a novel CPET parameter optimises characterisation of exercise performance in obese individuals.
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Rayner JJ. et al, (2026), Eur J Appl Physiol, 126, 867 - 879
How long is Long-COVID? Symptomatic improvement between 12 and 18 months in a prospective cohort study.
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Barker-Davies RM. et al, (2025), BMJ Mil Health, 171, 126 - 133
Circulating neuropeptide Y dynamics and performance during exercise in heart failure patients with contemporary medical and device therapy.
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Ayagama T. et al, (2025), Exp Physiol, 110, 401 - 409
Comparative evaluation of photon-counting CCTA relative to 3D quantitative coronary angiography for coronary luminal stenosis evaluation
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Kotronias R. et al, (2025), ATHEROSCLEROSIS, 407
Development, design and experience of the UK Military's return to diving pathway following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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McPhail S. et al, (2024), BMJ Mil Health, 170, 365 - 369

